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12/26/2021 2:38:15 PM
Pope Francis is seeking to encourage married couples, acknowledging that the pandemic has aggravated some family problems but urging couples to seek help and always remember three key words in a marriage: 'Please, thanks and sorry'.
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12/25/2021 10:18:46 AM
Pope Francis called for more solidarity with those living in poverty as he celebrated mass in Rome in front of a masked congregation of around 2,000 people, while billions around the world again marked Christmas under the shadow of the coronavirus.
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12/12/2021 4:47:58 PM
Pope Francis on Sunday offered prayers for Ukraine, and urged dialogue and not weapons as Russia masses tens of thousands of troops on its border with Ukraine.
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12/11/2021 8:30:20 PM
Pope Francis on Saturday drew attention to a problem that the Vatican has long sought to downplay: the abuses of power by mother superiors against nuns who, because of their vows of obedience, have little recourse but to obey.
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12/6/2021 10:10:46 PM
Pope Francis urged caution Monday in the "interpretation" of a damning report into child sexual abuse by French Catholic clergy, saying a "historical situation" must be viewed in context.
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12/5/2021 11:14:36 AM
Pope Francis returns Sunday to Lesbos, the Greek island at the heart of a massive wave of migration into Europe six years ago, after pointedly criticizing European governments on their current handling of migrants during a visit to two hard-hit countries.
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12/4/2021 10:44:02 PM
Egypt’s Al-Azhar will build on earlier efforts with the Vatican and intensify measures to implement the provisions of the Document on Human Fraternity, Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayyeb said.
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12/4/2021 11:41:40 AM
Pope Francis is starting the second leg of a five-day visit to Cyprus and Greece aimed at bolstering recently mended ties between the Vatican and Greek Orthodox churches.
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12/3/2021 6:23:50 PM
Pope Francis held an ecumenical prayer service for migrants and refugees in a church on the divided island of Cyprus on Friday, in which he spoke out against "closed-mindedness and prejudice".
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12/2/2021 5:26:12 PM
Pope Francis arrived on the divided island of Cyprus on Thursday as part of a landmark trip to push two of his priorities: the plight of migrants and inter-confessional dialogue.
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11/26/2021 7:01:39 PM
Pope Tawadros II and Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine El-Qabbaj attended on Friday a celebration dubbed Nahnu Qaderoun (We Are Able) to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which is observed on 3 December.
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11/19/2021 4:34:24 PM
Head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros discussed issues of climate change and violence against women with Britain’s Crown Prince Charles on Thursday in Cairo, the Coptic Church announced.
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11/14/2021 4:00:37 PM
Pope Francis on Sunday urged political and economic leaders to show courage and long-range vision, hours after U.N. led-climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, ended in compromise on how to combat global warming.
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11/9/2021 4:41:43 PM
Pope Francis condemned an assassination attempt against Iraq's prime minister as a ``vile act of terrorism'' and said Tuesday he is praying for peace in the country.
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11/8/2021 3:40:23 PM
Al-Azhar's Grand Imam Ahmed El-Tayyeb and Pope Tawadros II, the patriarch of the See of St Mark and leader of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, attended on Monday a celebration marking the 10th anniversary of the Egyptian Family House in Cairo’s Nasr City.
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11/7/2021 2:32:09 PM
Pope Francis called Sunday for greater diplomatic efforts to end a conflict in Ethiopia, as rebels fighting the government threatened to advance into the capital city.
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11/4/2021 9:27:15 PM
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas held a private audience with Pope Francis Thursday and met with top Vatican officials, who emphasised the importance of resuming peace talks with Israel.
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11/4/2021 3:37:41 PM
Pope Francis appointed a woman Thursday to head up the governorate of the Vatican, as he forges ahead with a mission to achieve greater gender equality in the Church.
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10/29/2021 11:28:52 AM
Pope Francis issued an urgent appeal Friday to world leaders ahead of the U.N. climate conference to take ``radical decisions'' to protect the environment and prioritize the common good rather than nationalistic interests.
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10/24/2021 5:03:50 PM
Pope Francis on Sunday made an impassioned plea to end the practice of returning migrants rescued at sea to Libya and other unsafe countries where they suffer 'inhumane violence', and he called on the international community to find concrete ways to manage migratory flows in the Mediterranean Sea.
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